Immediately, celebrations erupted across South Africa, according to wire service reports.

Upon the defeat of Germany (Italy having already surrendered), celebrations erupted throughout the Western world.

In Misurata, a city whose fighters are claiming to have captured and killed Gaddafi, wild celebrations erupted into the night.

Victory in Europe: News of the imminent surrender broke in the West on May 8, and celebrations erupted throughout Europe.

Massive celebrations erupted in Tripoli as news filtered through of the capture.

A wild celebration erupted in the end zone and a stream of Jets players ran onto the field.

As the celebration erupts into a melee, the intensity of the music increases, and the camera zooms into the cavernous hollow of a trumpet.

Haiti's bicentennial celebrations erupt in violence.

It was after Wayne Chrebet's second touchdown broke the game open early in the fourth quarter that the reality began to set in and the celebration erupted.

A small celebration erupted when Ruby made her announcement.